Toscafund Asset Management Llp Lowers stake in First Data Corp (FDC)

First Data Corp (FDC) : Toscafund Asset Management Llp reduced its stake in First Data Corp by 25.0% during the most recent quarter end. The investment management company now holds a total of 1,650,000 shares of First Data Corp which is valued at $23,958,000 after selling 550,000 shares in First Data Corp , the firm said in a disclosure report filed with the SEC on Nov 14, 2016.First Data Corp makes up approximately 20.43% of Toscafund Asset Management Llp’s portfolio.

Other Hedge Funds, Including , Pacad Investment Ltd. boosted its stake in FDC in the latest quarter, The investment management firm added 12,609 additional shares and now holds a total of 71,527 shares of First Data Corp which is valued at $1,038,572. First Data Corp makes up approx 0.13% of Pacad Investment Ltd.’s portfolio. Catalyst Capital Advisors sold out all of its stake in FDC during the most recent quarter. The investment firm sold 86,000 shares of FDC which is valued $1,216,040.Brave Asset Management Inc reduced its stake in FDC by selling 2,545 shares or 33.73% in the most recent quarter. The Hedge Fund company now holds 5,000 shares of FDC which is valued at $70,700. First Data Corp makes up approx 0.05% of Brave Asset Management Inc’s portfolio. Airain Ltd added FDC to its portfolio by purchasing 63,783 company shares during the most recent quarter which is valued at $922,302. First Data Corp makes up approx 0.06% of Airain Ltd’s portfolio.Cornerstone Financial Partners reduced its stake in FDC by selling 37 shares or 0.13% in the most recent quarter. The Hedge Fund company now holds 28,632 shares of FDC which is valued at $394,835. First Data Corp makes up approx 0.14% of Cornerstone Financial Partners’s portfolio.

On the company’s financial health, First Data Corp reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, based on the information available during the earnings call on Nov 7, 2016. Analyst had a consensus estimate of $0.34. The company had revenue of $2936.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts expectations of $2986.19 million. The company’s revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Many Wall Street Analysts have commented on First Data Corp. Company shares were Reiterated by Mizuho on Nov 8, 2016 to “Buy”, Firm has raised the Price Target to $ 17 from a previous price target of $16 .Wedbush Initiated First Data Corp on Sep 9, 2016 to “Neutral”, Price Target of the shares are set at $15.Jefferies Initiated First Data Corp on Aug 31, 2016 to “Buy”, Price Target of the shares are set at $16.50.

First Data Corporation is a United States-based company which provides electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants financial institutions and card issuers. The Company provides services including merchant transaction processing and acquiring; credit retail and debit card issuing and processing; prepaid services and check verification settlement and guarantee services. It operates through three segments: Merchant Solutions which includes merchant acquiring and processing services prepaid services and check verification settlement and guarantee services; Financial Services which consists of credit and retail card processing services; debit network and processing services; output services and other services including remittance processing and International which consists of credit retail debit and prepaid card processing; merchant acquiring and processing and automated teller machine and point of sale (POS) processing acquiring and switching services.